cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/45801870
I am looking for a game that will make me laugh a lot. I already played Disco Elysium and I am currently playing Stanley’s Parable
People (not me), seemed to really like Thank Goodness You’re Here. Undertale is a popular one. Date Everything seemed funny from what I saw of it, and if playing with friends things like peak, baby steps, or getting over it. Lots of different genres there, but steam also has a tag for comedy games. Even if you don’t end up buying it on steam, you can always check that out in case you don’t get enough options via comments.
Thank Goodness You’re Here is quite possibly the funniest game I’ve ever played - good suggestion.
Seconding “Thank goodnees you’re here” and “Date everything”!
Thank goodness you’re here is utterly brilliant. Full of very British humour akin to the Viz comics.
Portal and Portal 2!
Some of the best comedy writing in any video game series, ever.
Featuring the single best joke ever told in a video game.
And I have no idea which specific joke you’re referring to because so many of them would qualify.
The joke that starts a new chapter…
The Monkey Island games come to mind. A Bard’s Tale maybe?
Came in to say Monkey Island
Yarr
Same, just finished last week the Return to Monkey Island, after 20+ years played the Cursed Monkey Island.
This series is something special.
You fight like a cow
I got this scar on my face during a mighty struggle
If you’re into some point and click, I might suggest the Sam and Max collection
Thank goodness you’re here (already suggested and upvoted) and McPixel
I dunno if it’s “comedy based” but I find Grim Fandango really funny.
I liked Guardians of the Galaxy
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HITMAN! The core story/cutscenes form a very serious, grim premise. But, the actual gameplay, and the writing of the many dozens of NPCs in each level, is filled with humorous charm and tongue-in-cheek Bond-eque silliness. Characters will acknowledge 47’s often paper-thin disguises, make silly remarks about excuses to take off early, or alluding to how horrible it would be if some freak accident occurred. Plus, the mechanics can involve things like dropping banana peels for people to slip on, or luring people with a cartoony explosive rubber duck.
It takes a bit of time to get used to how the game wants you to explore, and stop trying to brute-force it like a stealth game. Quite often, some of the main intended ways of going about a mission involve little to no stealth. It’s a lot of fun and very replayable.
Just the other day I saw the bit where the guard gets a phone call telling him it’s NOT prostate cancer, and he’s all happy and relieved, and you’re just out of the window and have to make a tough decision.
Is this Absolution?
Before the World of Assassination trilogy, I think the tone was often very grim and mocking even on the player’s side, eg “welp, gotta murder for a paycheck, that’s how the world is”
For the newer trilogy, there’s still a lot of grim humor, but it’s usually on the part of targets. They’re painted as VERY savage billionaires deserving everything coming their way, and the guards around them less so.
You also get far more tools to be nonlethal, to the point any kind of gunfire is heavily punished and no speedruns really acknowledge runs where you kill non-targets.
I did kind of have that feel that previous games were too grim about a lot of things; ended up enjoying World of Assassination quite a bit more.
I don’t know, it was a Short I got randomly.
Also, because the conversations have to be so exposition heavy to drop all the relevant hints, it makes some exchanges seem soap-opera-like and absurd. I love it.
The original ace Attorney trilogy is pretty good with humor, some people enjoy the humor in the somnium files, yazuka zero’s side content is pretty funny.
Played it over a decade ago but Jazzpunk remains very fond in my memory. Can highly recommend it
Unmetal is a fun spoof on Metal Gear/MGS games
I was surprised how much it’s able to hold its laughter to tell a worthwhile story. It makes sense, because every single line just being pure parody/silliness can get really grating.
And Unepic is a spoof of RPGs (same author). Funny, but atrocious controls and some sort of pay to win/real money shop I never truly understood.
Tales from the borderlands is one of the funniest games I’ve ever played. It’s a telltale game.
West of loathing is a turn based game but it’s too unserious with lots of jokes.
South park: The stick of truth is probably the best comedy game I’ve ever played. You can also try the sequels.
There was an old deadpool game but I can’t remember the name. If you know deadpool, you can expect the type of humour in it. Might not have aged well though.
And if you want a great game with comedy, the YAKUZA series is in a class of it’s own. One minute you’ll be laughing your ass out, and the next minute you’ll be bawling. I’d recommend not to start with yakuza 0. It’s a prequel but the story is so phenomenal that, after playing, other parts feels average in comparison.
Unfortunately Deadpool got delisted everywhere, there’s nowhere to buy it.
High on Life is full of jokes from beginning to end. There is a surprising amount of detail and commitment to most of the jokes. It’s a shame about Justin Roiland though.
If you’re enjoying The Stanley Parable, you’ll probably like Do Not Press The Button To Destroy The Multiverse.
